Muhlenberg at Lehigh
Saturday, October 28, 1922 Share
Lehigh beat Muhlenberg 26–7. It was their 12th meeting; after it, Lehigh led the series 11–1.
Final
In the newspapers

The New York herald, October 29, 1922, page 54
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Lehigh Shooting Aerials Beats Muhlenberg, 26 to z spccioi DiSndtch to TIE NEw YorK HEnALp. BETHLEHEM, Pa, oct. 2S.--Ripping off long runs and shooting aerials for long distances Lehigh this afternoon defeated Muhlenberg by a score Of 26 to Z. Start ing in with speed LehiEh managed to put a touchdown over in the first period but lacked the punch in the second, although having the ball twice within the ten yard line. But all this inertia that Lehigh had been showing gathered strength as the third period began and two touch downs resulted TO which was added an other In the fourth. Muhlenberg was on the defense except once. when she man. aged to reach the % yard line. There were many fumbles and many penalties that marred the game at times. Lehigh was several times within striking distance when penalized and forced 20 punt. Storer. Greer, Harper, Bessemer and Henschen Played bangup game. The lineup:
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Lehigh 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Muhlenberg–Lehigh gameLehigh leads 12–2 in 14 meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1925 | Muhlenberg 9, Lehigh 7 | |
| 1923 | Lehigh 13, Muhlenberg 3 | |
| 1922 | Lehigh 26, Muhlenberg 7 | |
| 1921 | Muhlenberg 14, Lehigh 13 | |
| 1920 | Lehigh 56, Muhlenberg 0 | |
| 1919 | Lehigh 33, Muhlenberg 7 |
Around this game
Muhlenberg
- Next gameat LafayetteSept. 29, 1923
- SeasonMuhlenberg in 1922
- ProgramMuhlenberg history and records
Lehigh
- Next gameat ColgateNov. 4, 1922
- SeasonLehigh in 1922
- ProgramLehigh history and records
